My new girl so to speak She's a bit molested but future plans will get her back to factory these sort of VL's you really just want to leave them original as they are RARE now & becoming a collectable car....Pic's are not the greatest sorry but gives you a idea Enjoy Factory L.S.D,LW5,MX7,GM3 & Sunroof Drive line is very good 232,000km's sadly no logbook history. http://img714.imageshack.us/i/vlcal1.jpg/ http://img577.imageshack.us/i/vlcal2.jpg/ http://img215.imageshack.us/i/vlcal3.jpg/ http://img222.imageshack.us/i/vlcal4.jpg/ http://img651.imageshack.us/i/vlcal5.jpg/ http://img156.imageshack.us/i/vlcal6.jpg/ http://img848.imageshack.us/i/vlcal7.jpg/ http://img847.imageshack.us/i/vlcal8.jpg/ http://img850.imageshack.us/i/vlcal9.jpg/ http://img101.imageshack.us/i/vlcal10.jpg/ http://img707.imageshack.us/i/vlcal11.jpg/ http://img29.imageshack.us/i/vlcal12.jpg/ Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Nice car mate. A little bit of work though to get it back to original. Peter Joh

^^^^ what he said

looks fairly stock to me ? dont really see vl's becoming collectable any time soon as prices have droped fairly huge in the last 4-6 months

Loving the interior! Nice buy, man

do you have build sheets? without build sheets, order sheets, and some kind of history theres no proof its not just another "original 5sp turbo calais with factory sunroof and factory intercooler/bt1 pack" regardless though, cant see much from the pics but it ticks all of the right boxes, some housekeeping here and there and will no doubt be a good example, even if its not RARE.

Built plate state's that it's a legit 5 speed Calais Turbo all number's match defently no rebirth....The rarer VL's will be collectable like mine goodluck finding a genuine Calais Turbo 5 speed with Sunroof.

so... no build sheets? finding a good condition calais turbo is no small task these days, so congratulations for that. how do you know the sunroof is a factory item? a sunroof is a sunroof but an original sunroof is better. however i would probably double/triple check to make sure it is genuine before the whole thread on the rareness. tbh right now i am keen on seeing some good pics taken with a camera in some daylight, because it looks like it may well have been a pretty good buy.

Very nice find. What type of seats are they with the holes in the head rest. series 2? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

holes = "series 1" no holes = "series 2" there were differences in stitching etc etc.

SI it's an '86

Wicked thanks. So series 1 was 86' & series 2 was 87 - 88.

Quote: Originally Posted by HTURBO [View Post] Wicked thanks. So series 1 was 86' & series 2 was 87 - 88. not exactly. its been covered in some detail many a time in previous threads, dont worry it often pops up in random threads such as this so it's hard to search. anyway. changes were rolled out progressively so there is no clear "series 1" and "series 2" more just slight changes as time went on. so yes the first style of seats were the only seats in 86, then in 87 the second style came in, rolling into 88. i dont think there is a clear time where the seats changed, i spose it depended on availability of colours and how many sets in the colour were already made? dunno. there are other differences too, and each appeared at different times or so it seems. correct me if i am wrong but i'm almost certain there was no "series 1" and "series 2" branding at all, not like you can buy a VT series 1 or VT series 2. its more something that has been since used to describe the differences.

thats right no exact series 1 and 2, just changes, some pretty interesting ones to. i got a late model calais cluster (grey dots) and it has a low coolant light but no low petrol light, one i had never seen before. but back ont the car looks good mate, i would consitter it pretty hard to find a genuine vl calais turbo manual, sunroof, and red interior.

sunroofs werent factory fitted, they were dealer fitted

good buy Rubes, go get some better pics of it when its cleaned up in day time haha. hope you keep this one! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

ye awesome rubin! im a sucker for white calais turbos with red interior!! and sunroof is just the cherry on top!! im jelous

i hate u lol nice find

any new snaps?

at the end of the day a VL is only a VL and its worth what some1 is willing to pay for it.. i rather get a ****box SL.. and slap it up in2 a Calais or LE.. Might azwell chuck a sunroof and manual 5speed in it 2... nice find btw peace